The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-01
SAFE IN CANADA.
McGarigle Lands at Sarnia-Speculation as
to Whether He Can Be Brought Back.

SARNIA Ont, July 3l.-McGarigle the Chi
cago boodler, who escaped from Sheriff Matson
last Sunday, was landed at Point Edward this
morning, about o'clock, from the schooner Ed
ward Blake. on which he was suspected to have
left Chicago The schooners Marsh and Blake
were the same tow, the Blake being last The
tug Oriole. having board Chicago detectives
and reporters has been the lookout here and
ran alonside the Blake and had some conversation
with the officers. Then the Orioe steamed
up to the Marsh. apparently to have the
captain OF the Marsh let the Blakes tow-line 90.
When they were in American water. just oppo-
site the Port Huron waterworks. where the de-
tectives could take McGargle, the Blakes line
was let CO. but at that instant yawl was low
cred from the Blake. containing MeGarigle and
a sailor, who made for the Canada side. McGar-
igle landed at Point Edward and came on to
Satnia, the Blake remaining in the river till this
afternoon. McGarigle was driven from here to
Courtright, twelve miles down the river, osten-
sibly to catch boat He was driven back here,
however, and is now in town, There
various rumors as to his whereabouts
tbs Chicago reporters stating that he left for the
East the 10 A.. NJ. train, bat such is not the
case McGarigle has his moustache and small
side whiskers still on, and looked bronzed after
his trip on the lake. He is apparently nervous
to his safety here. but the chief Of police says
he has no authority to arrest him. The oetect-
ives have arranged for communication all night
between here and Port Huron in the hope Of
being able to get him over. but McGarigle keeps
awav from the river and has been walking
about some of the back streets with the party
who drove him to Courtrght and back The
Chicago police have been notified of his landing
here, but have not ordered his arrest Appar-
entity he is safe Canadian soil. About
o'clock he hunted up dry goods merchant to
purchase a new hat He is fairly we'll dressed
A Chicago dispatch says: "Now that the con-
victed boodler McGarge has safely reached the
Canadian shores, speculation has turned to tha
question of how, if at all. mis- return may be
brought abopt. His extradition on the charge
on which he was convicted is, of course out OF
the question 1t has been suggested, however,
that out of some of his crooked work in various
county bills, estimates, etc, of forgery
might be made. This would bring the matter
under the provisions OF the treaty. States At
torney Grinnell was unable to say to- day wheth-
the matter would bear that
strnction or not but thought the point
ton has been asked me- continued
he, which also suggested another important
train of thought 1t may turn out, upon investi-
cation, that there is involved in McGarigle's
supposed escape by the schooner Blake more
than a mere question OF the extradition treaty.
The Blake was owned in part by a Canadian and
part by American citizen. The schooner
itself was plying between two friendly countries,
and it strikes me that in such outrageous
breach Of the comfy of nations, the federal
government might very well take q hand / am
not up in international admiralty law well
enough to express a positive opinion. but il is
good question for Sheriff Matson and his lawyers
TO settle
s'It is stated that the Sheriff has asked
Governor Oglesby to communicate with the
authorities at Washington and il they will
not take some action toward securing the return
of the escaped convict"
A reporter asked MeGarigle tonight how he
got away from the sheriff at Chicago but he
would not give any information. He said he
would communicate with his friends in
Chicago. and expected to back He
had stood the heavy part of the load, and he in
timated that it was in order TO number
of his friends He had no definite idea "a to
his movements while matters being ar
ranged for his return